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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.89897, 0.47427
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Red-legged Partridge
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Red-legged Partridge
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Corvid +34 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Corvid +34 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Dog's Mercury, Hawthorn +53 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Large White, Peacock +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Notley Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Gate house to Saling Grove
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Wildlife to spot
733 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
733 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Jackdaw · Rook · Pheasant · Robin +28
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2017
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2017
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Polecat · Fallow Deer · Squirrel · Rabbit
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Fallow DeerDama dama2018
- SquirrelSciurus2016
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2016
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2024▾
Orange-tip · Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral · Small Heath +4
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Common Nettle · Elder · Hawthorn · Dog's Mercury · Bramble +24
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BrambleRubus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
733 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Jackdaw · Rook · Pheasant · Robin +28
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2017
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2017
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Polecat · Fallow Deer · Squirrel · Rabbit
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Fallow DeerDama dama2018
- SquirrelSciurus2016
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2016
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2024▾
Orange-tip · Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral · Small Heath +4
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Common Nettle · Elder · Hawthorn · Dog's Mercury · Bramble +24
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BrambleRubus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2017
Aglais io2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaHornetVespa crabro2020HornetVespa crabro2020Hornbeam
Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus
Field MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHazelCorylusHazelCorylusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masDockRumexDockRumexYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondylium